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TIL that after his role in The Pursuit of Happyness, Will Smith learned to solve a Rubik’s cube in 55 seconds.

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XEXnR TIL consonants and vowels are defined by the sound they make when voiced, not the letters themselves. For example, the letter U is a vowel in ‘undergrad’ and a consonant in ‘university.’ The letter W is a consonant in ‘whisky’ and vowel(ish) in ‘saw.’
OoRDL TIL In 2008, a man altered an old story he had written to resemble Kung Fu Panda, then sued DreamWorks for $12 million. After the court found out he was lying, he was sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Ro48 TIL ice-cold water is the only negative-calorie beverage. It has no calories but requires the body to expend 8.8 kcal to raise the liquid to body temperature.
78lX7 TIL: That for special episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise and NCIS New Orleans, both series that featured Scott Bakula as lead; Dean Stockwell was included as a guest star, reuniting the two actors from Quantum Leap.
R71pa TIL about the weirdest ever state in Europe, Neutral Moresnet. It was a condominium between Belgium and Germany for 100 years, was 900 acres large, formed a quadripoint border, had Esperanto as an official language, and only existed because of Zinc and Brass Mine.